J&R Research and the FTC agreed that J&R would restrict the health claims advertised about J&R's products in exchange for the FTC withdrawing it's complaint against the company. J&R made a variety of claims that its products cured or treated a significant number of health problems, such as diabetes, arthritis, lupus, stroke, high blood pressure, and others. The FTC claimed that there existed no competent scientific evidence that supported the company's effectiveness claims. In settling the dispute, J&R agreed to no longer advertise certain enumerated health benefits without corresponding scientific support. Additionally, the company agreed to cease using customer testimonials that are not typical or ordinary without disclosing the generally expected results or the limited applicability of the endorser’s testimony.
The full case and case summary are also available online at: http://www.mlmlegal.com/legal-cases/IntheMatterofJ&RResearchCorp.php
Firefox recommends the PDF Plugin for Mac OS X for viewing PDF documents in your browser.
We can also show you Legal Updates using the Google Viewer; however, you will need to be logged into Google Docs to view them.
Please choose one of the above to proceed!
LOADING PDF: If there are any problems, click here to download the file.
Published In:
MLM / Direct Sales Updates, MLM Consulting / Network Marketing Updates
Reference Info:
Federal, 8th Circuit, Iowa |
United States
DISCLAIMER: Because of the generality of this update, the information provided herein may not be applicable in all situations and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular situations.
© Babener & Associates | Attorney Advertising